CVE-2006-1744
Buffer overflow in pl_main.c in sail in BSDgames before 2.17-7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long player name that is used in a scanf function call.
02 Description
Buffer overflow in pl_main.c in sail in BSDgames before 2.17-7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long player name that is used in a scanf function call.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 43.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-04-12 22:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 17:27Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-04-12
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 0977aba5d7eaf9abac49abe468c29891d52c24606266a26da10507a54de4d02e
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=360989
- www.pulltheplug.orghttp://www.pulltheplug.org/fu/?q=node/56
- securityreason.com736http://securityreason.com/securityalert/736
- www.debian.orgDSA-1036http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1036
- www.securityfocus.com17401http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17401
- secunia.com19687http://secunia.com/advisories/19687
- www.osvdb.org24634http://www.osvdb.org/24634
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- bsdgames Fixed in 2.17-7
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- bsdgames Fixed in 2.17-7
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- bsdgames Fixed in 2.17-7
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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